Darren Woodson
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 25, 1969 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Phoenix, Arizona | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 219 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Phoenix (AZ) Maryvale | ||||||||||||
| College: | Arizona State | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1992 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37 | ||||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 1,350 |
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| Interceptions: | 23 |
| Touchdowns: | 2 |
| Forced fumbles: | 17 |
| Quarterback Sacks: | 11 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Darren Ray Woodson (born April 25, 1969) is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He played his entire career for the Dallas Cowboys from 1992 to 2003. He was drafted by the Cowboys in the second round (37th overall) of the 1992 NFL Draft out of Arizona State University.
Woodson was raised by his mother, Freddie Luke, in Maryvale, a West Phoenix neighborhood. A running back and linebacker at Maryvale High School, he earned All-Metro Division AAA and All-City honors as a senior, once scoring six touchdowns in a single game. He was a teammate of Phillippi Sparks, who would go on to play nine seasons in the NFL.
In August 2008, ESPNRISE.com named Woodson as one of the best high school players to ever come out of Arizona.
According to a January 23, 1996, article in the New York Times, because Woodson failed to meet NCAA academic qualifications for a scholarship, he walked on at Arizona State University. According to the article, "Woodson built a reputation as a ferocious hitter with a keen eye for football ."
An undersized linebacker who wore #6 in college, Woodson was coached by ASU linebackers coach Lovie Smith, who would go on to serve as head coach of the Chicago Bears.
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